Gwyneth Paltrow Thinks Being Mean to Water Affects How It Freezes

It's science.

Gwyneth Paltrow has stated she believes that different words can affect how water freezes.

The actress said that she follows the experiments of Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto. They include the theories that human consciousness has an effect on the molecular structure of water and that shouting at rice can turn it bad.

Paltrow wrote on her Goop blog: "I am fascinated by the growing science behind the energy of consciousness and its effects on matter.

"I have long had Dr. Emoto's coffee table book on how negativity changes the structure of water, how the molecules behave differently depending on the words or music being expressed around it."

She then let her friend Dr. Habib Sadeghi explain the theory, writing, "Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto performed some of the most fascinating experiments on the effect that words have on energy in the 1990s.

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"In his experiments, Emoto poured pure water into vials labelled with negative phrases like 'I hate you' or 'Fear.' After 24 hours, the water was frozen, and no longer crystallized under the microscope: It yielded grey, misshapen clumps instead of beautiful lace-like crystals.

"In contrast, Emoto placed labels that said things like 'I love you' or 'Peace' on vials of polluted water, and after 24 hours, they produced gleaming, perfectly hexagonal crystals."